Habitual Coersion is an original five piece metal band that was formed in northwest Ohio in 2002, but underwent several changes before the establishment of their current lineup. Habitual Coersion has shared the stage with these national acts, Origin, Dying Fetus, Sworn Ememy, Animosity, Blood Runs Black, Beneath The Massacre, Black Dahlia Murder, The Faceless, Vital Remains, Monstrosity, Psyopus, Misery Index, Burn In Silence, Intronaut, From The Shallows, Woe Of Tyrants, Behold The Arctopus, Dysrythmia, Disturbed, Forever in Terror, Dead Will Rise, MushroomHead, Strapping Young Lad, M.O.D., Chimaira, Deicide, Kataklysm, Vader, Destruction, Graveworm, Speed/Kill/Hate, Brand New Sin, Lupara, Dark Tranquility, The Absence, Ringworm, Dead To Fall, Anal Blast, Calaban, Bloodlined Calligraphy, Beneath The Sky, Forever In Terror, The Acacia Strain, Forever In Despair, Stemm, Demiricous, Carnifex, Obituary, Unleashed, For The Fallen Dreams, Oceano, I Am Abomination, Waking The Cadaver, Abacabb, American Me, The Analyst, Cholera, Suffocation, Malevolent Creation, Sworn Enemy, Thy Will Be Done, I See Stars, Mensrea, Mobile DeathCamp, M.O.D., Dance Club Massacre, Rose Funeral, and many, many more... Habitual Coersion has also shared the stage with many regional and local bands, you know who you are...

Habitual Coersion negotiates from riff to riff with flawless execution, moving as if a single entity rather than five individuals. The vocals are as wide ranged as the rest of the music moving from death growls to screams. Habitual Coersion brings a much needed rebirth to the local music scene, steering away from cookie cutter radio wannabes. They lean towards the unexpected and pull off the unbelievable.

Habitual Coersion is available for local, regional, and national shows. Their sound and attitudes work well with a diverse group of musical genres, but are best received by the brutal metal crowd, horns up!

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